Audit/Controls/Assurance – Manager

Remote (with up to 20% travel)

£60,000–£70,000 per annum + 30 days holiday

Permanent or Contract

Our client is a growing organisation with a strong foundation and an open, collaborative culture. Working closely with their branches offering financial services, they’re committed to delivering robust controls and assurance frameworks that support their operations.

The Role:

We’re seeking an experienced Audit/Controls/Assurance Manager to build and manage our clients controls framework, ensuring key risks are identified, assessed, and addressed. Reporting directly to the Head of Risk, you’ll play a critical role in developing systems and processes and working closely with third-party specialists on larger regulatory reviews.

This is a home-based role with up to 20% travel, including visits to established branches and those in build phases.

Responsibilities:

• Controls Framework Development: Design and implement a controls framework to address key risk areas, including:
• Processes
• Records management
• Training
• First-line insurance activities
• Supply chain management
• HSE
• Construction, Property and Building risk
• Branch audits

• Branch Audits: Conduct reviews to assess risks across operational, IT, and data activities, ensuring adherence to high standards and compliance (e.g., DISP SOP rules).

• Collaborative Reviews: Partner with third-party providers on major compliance and controls reviews.

• Reporting Systems: Build and enhance controls reporting systems to ensure actionable insights and oversight for key stakeholders.

• Health & Safety and Operations Resilience: Oversee audits and controls related to health and safety, supplier management, and procurement.

• Complaint Audits: Monitor compliance with reporting, i.e DISP SOP rules and other regulatory requirements.

About You:

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• A breadth of experience (and therefore familiarity with the governance risk and controls) in businesses that operate across multiple regional branches in a regulated client environment, with key risks including financial services, supplier management, property and construction, and health and safety. 
• Strong expertise in building and managing control frameworks from the ground up.
• Experience conducting branch audits, ideally across diverse and evolving environments.
• Excellent knowledge of controls, operational risk, data management, and supplier assurance.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work closely with internal teams and third-party providers.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time, including branch visits and site assessments.

What’s On Offer:

• A flexible, home-based role with limited travel.
• A friendly and supportive company culture.
• Opportunities to shape a rapidly evolving function in a growing organisation.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including 30 days of holiday.

Next Steps:

We’re looking to appoint this role as soon as possible. If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic team and help us build a best-in-class controls framework, we’d love to hear from you!

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV here or apply to Paul Stanbridge at Fleet Search.